Data Protection
Data Economy, Privacy and Cybersecurity Newsletter - October 2024
In this newsletter, we bring you the latest updates on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity. We cover the most recent rulings from relevant authorities and agencies, key court decisions, and the most important news in this field.Everything you need to know about the plan to implement new whistleblowing legislation in Portugal
By June 18, 2022, companies (whether public or private) and public entities, especially those employing 50 or more workers, are obliged to implement a whistleblowing channel so that workers, shareholders, members of corporate bodies, service providers, suppliers and other reporting parties, including within the context of a professional relationship that has since ended, might report breaches of the legislation referring to various areas.China’s Personal Information Protection Law: things you need to know
Recently, China formally passed the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which is the first comprehensive national level personal data protection law of this country. PIPL will become effective as of November 1, 2021, leaving a short time for the companies operating in China (and even certain foreign companies) to become fully compliant to the new personal data protection regime.China’s Supreme People’s Court sets rules for facial recognition technology
On July 28, 2021, China’s Supreme People’s Court (the top judicial authority) published the 'Provisions on Relevant Issues on the Application of Laws in Hearing Civil Cases Related to the Application of Facial Recognition Technology in Processing Personal Information'. The provisions came into force as of August 1, 2021. They provided guidance for the courts to apply the rules scattered in Civil Code, Cybersecurity Law, Consumer Rights Protection Law, E-Commerce Law, etc. on personal data processing by using facial recognition technology, and have also set specific rules based on the recent practices of the Chinese courts. In this article we provide our comments on several highlights in the provisions.China sets new rules on security vulnerability of network products
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC) and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) jointly published the Provisions on Administration of Security Vulnerability of Network Products (Provisions), which will be in force as of September 1, 2021. The Provisions have established rules for the detection, collection, publication and other activities in relation to the security vulnerability of network products.China to enhance cybersecurity review measures
A few days ago, Cyber Administration of China (CAC) has shaken the online business sector with the cybersecurity review on Didi (world’s biggest online ride-hailing company) and other three online business companies to prevent data security risks, citing the Cybersecurity Review Measures.China’s Shenzhen City Enacted Regional Data Regulation
Shenzhen, the leading financial and production center for China and home of many Chinese internet and tech giants such as Huawei, Tencent and DJI, enacted its regional data protection law, Data Regulation of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (Shenzhen Data Regulation) on June 29, 2021. Shenzhen Data Regulation will become effective as of January 1, 2022.Data protection: Chinese authorities put compliance pressures on online business operators
On July 2, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced on its website that it has started a cybersecurity review on Didi (world’s biggest online ride-hailing company), and during the review Didi is not allowed to register new users. CAC did not offer details about this law enforcement action, but said its purpose is to prevent data security risks, citing its Cybersecurity Review Measures. The announcement (see here) was published just two days after Didi’s huge IPO on NYSE. On the same day, Didi’s share fell as much as 10.9% after the open and was closed with a down of 5.30%. On July 4, 2021, CAC further ordered the removal of Didi’s ride-hailing app from the app stores with the reason that the app has “severely violated the laws and regulations when collecting and using personal information”, and On July 5, 2021, CAC further announced cybersecurity review on three other online platform operators providing cargo transportation hiring services and recruitment services.Review on China’s Recent Law Enforcement for Data Protection of Apps
Chinese Government recently enhanced the regulations on mobile apps’ data processing through new regulations and active law enforcement actions . On March 22, 2021, Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC) jointly with other government authorities issued Regulations on the Scope of Necessary Personal Information for Common Types of Mobile Internet Applications, which defined the scope of necessary personal information for 39 common types of apps and prohibited the operators of the apps from collecting “unnecessary” personal information from the users. Since the Regulations come into effective as of May 1, 2021, CAC has released four announcements on a total number of 351 apps with irregularities in personal information processing activities. In this articles, we summarized the trends reflected in those recent law enforcement actions of CAC and provided several key points on the compliance works for personal information protection in the development and operation of Apps.